The Washington critic., 1887-07-09
Baseball Personalities.

oh, on, oh, such playing
Has any one suggested that the boys are
playing for their release?
Indianapolis has struck another streak OF
good playing such as she had when she
played her recent games with Boston.
The people who 20 out to Capitol Park
see some good hitting aud plenty of 1t. Up-
fortunately, It is by the wrong side.
The local team have made many attempts
to achieve the unenviable position of tall
enders In the race for peunant hOnors, but
never, among all the many attempts for
that position, was the fact so apparent as
In yesterdays exhibition, and the vigorous
efloits they made IN that direction deserve
at least passing mention.- This mornlng's
National Republican,
Farrell keeps up his good playing at
short Myers also did good work yester-
day.
The boys made 9 hits OF llealy yesterday.
Last Tuetday they made y.
Baldwin says that his club Is without spot
or bltmish, that not one man In the club
hss touched liquor In any shape siuce the
commencement OF the season, and to this he
ascrihes the recent series of victories which
he thinks will be duplicated on Eastern
grounds.
The WashinRtons were at the Union depot
on their way East last night. Their bag
gage consisted OF Il sOlled collar and a dirty
handkerchief. They had u little to say, but
II is understood that u scheme is on foot tC
convert the team into lawn tennis club
[Pittsburg Times.
The New York baseball club Is the great
est drawing card in the League, and Con
nor has succeeded iu stealing "a bases thi
season. Out Of the averages for batting
New York has the four leaders first In run
ming from the top OF the list to the bottom
although three OF Detfoit's men hay,
heavier averages.
The Craftsman says: "Hewitt Is com
planning OF his inability to secure u short
stop. What was the matter with Irwin
Phillies W What's the matter with Farrell
He ranks third among the short-stops while
Irwin ranks thirteenth.
Anson is great man in Chicago now
but thirty days ago he was guyed unceas
ingly by bis home papers.
On the last three holidays, two Fourths
and one Decoration Day, the Giants dropped
all games played. Perhaps they nigh
win on Christmas day.
The report that GafIney had their uni
forms washed while In the West is untrue
-[Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The outlook for the Western League Is al
present very gloomy, and some good play
ers might be obtained there. Probably tht
leading batter OF the association is Halla
day, left fielder OF the Topekas. In the las
seven games which he participated In up t
Friday, July !, he averaged three hits pei
game, and In the last one made two HON,
runs.
Krleg Of the Washngtons is in genera
demand, but he wants the earth aud the
milky way.-[Exchauge.
Watkins, the Detroits manager, predicts
that his team will win or out OF the Il
games on the present Eastern trip. lie ex
| poets to win two in New York, two In Bos
ton and five from Philadelphia and Wash
| iDgton.
The following is the condition of tn,
| Giants: Welch, sprained ankle; Connor
lame leg; Richardson, spiked hand Keefe
lame arm; Deasley, crippled; Gore, malaria
Ewing, still neck; Dorgan, lame arm
Brown, sore hands; O'Rourke bad finger
Gillespie, crippled. This leaves Ward
Tlernan and Msttimore the only well mer
on the team. II was a decidedly weak team
that could be made up from these cripples
| The visitors were also more or less out o
| form. They missed the services OF Hanloi
and Captain Dunlap, the latter having on,
| of the email bones IN his leg broken.